Tire life - years vs miles

[Trap]

I would definitely replace them, lack of use on tires is a killer as they tend to dry out. Tires are self lubricating, but they need to be used to self lubricate. A old tire with few miles on it is a ticking time bomb.

Sponsored

 

[2023EGM1]

I would go to a safe place where those old tires suffer their last days on Kynetic friction rather than Static (i.e. burnouts, drifting)

 

[NightmareMoon]

Yes, tires were old but not only was no proof that the tires were a contributing factor, we also don’t know how the car/tires were stored/ parked for those 9 years
The cause of the accident was deemed to be unsafe speed for the circumstances
Going 100mph in a 45mph zone
As for me, i feel totally confident in being able to ascertain
the shape of my tires
You have coolant hoses that are totally fine after 30 years…. Made out of rubber too
Manufacturers play it safe because of liability
They don’t know how the tires are used/stored .. plus they are in the business of selling tires
Some of my tires ( race) only last a couple of day and couple hundreds miles
Tires have 3 enemies:
Temperature
Ozone. Produced by electric motors
And Uv/sun
Read the official Sheriff report… not some you tuber conspiracy theory
http://shq.lasdnews.net/pages/newsrelease.aspx?id=2470

What would a poloce report tell me that contadicts that a 9 year old performance tire is well past it’s prime?

rubber hardens as it ages, by UV, temperature cycles, and by drying out just sitting there. For grippy extreme performance and track tires, 2 years of use are basically fossilized remains of their former selves. Street tires last longer but this isnt a competition where the oldest tire wins. No, the oldest tire certainly looses, and sometimes it takes the car and driver down with it.

 

[luc]

What would a poloce report tell me that contadicts that a 9 year old performance tire is well past it’s prime?

rubber hardens as it ages, by UV, temperature cycles, and by drying out just sitting there. For grippy extreme performance and track tires, 2 years of use are basically fossilized remains of their former selves. Street tires last longer but this isnt a competition where the oldest tire wins. No, the oldest tire certainly looses, and sometimes it takes the car and driver down with it.

Your post implied that he crashed because of old tires
The police report do not support this theory. Not even as a contributing factor
Btw, i’m not advocating for people to use tires forever, simply that depending on circumstances, tires can still be perfectly good way past the “recommended “ life
A good analogy would be the 3000 miles oil change. Some people still believe in it

 

[Rael]

I think the point may have been lost.

It's not that one can't use old or cracked tires to, say, drive slowly to the supermarket in good weather. It's that if an emergency does present itself while you're on your way, you may not be able to avoid an accident or lessen its consequences.


(I know nothing about the accident that's been discussed, but police reports are sometimes incomplete or inaccurate.)

Sponsored